Journal article
The JCMT Nearby Galaxies Legacy Survey – V. The CO(J= 3–2) distribution and molecular outflow in NGC 4631
Abstract
We have made the first map of CO(J= 3–2) emission covering the disc of the edge‐on galaxy, NGC 4631, which is known for its spectacular gaseous halo. The strongest emission, which we model with a Gaussian ring, occurs within a radius of 5 kpc. Weaker disc emission is detected out to radii of 12 kpc, the most extensive molecular component yet seen in this galaxy. From comparisons with infrared data, we find that CO(J= 3–2) emission more closely …
Authors
Irwin JA; Wilson CD; Wiegert T; Bendo GJ; Warren BE; Wang QD; Israel FP; Serjeant S; Knapen JH; Brinks E
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 410, No. 3, pp. 1423–1440
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
October 2010
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17510.x
ISSN
0035-8711